Communism, the Voldemort of the Political World

By David R. Young

“Communist” – “Communism”. There, I said them!

Are these words the Voldemort of the political world? You would think so. As reported by Fox News Morning show this week, Tim Allen’s character (on the Comedy show Last Man Standing) tries to persuade his daughter not to vote for Obama. According to Fox News, Allen was forbidden to say “Obama is a communist” as one of his reasons. Since when has “communism” and being called a communist become worthy of being censored? And why?

In a recent random survey asking: “What would you think of a person if he were to tell you Communism was responsible for the downfall of America?” 100% responded (more…)

Between Communism and Fascism on the Political Spectrum

Have you been stuck “between a rock and a hard place”?

By David R. Young, author of THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM: Freedom vs. Enslavement

The current Political Spectrum places Communism on the extreme political left and Fascism on the extreme political right. Both are oppressive political systems which no sane person would wish for or tolerate as a form of government.

At the “center”, between these two forms of tyranny, are said to exist the “neutral” or “undecided” people, referred to as “Centrists”. Those considered slightly left or right of center are considered moderates and those with stronger views are considered more radical or extreme, with the idea that one is becoming more communistic or fascist. That is what you are expected to believe is the political spectrum.

With only these two extreme choices,

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